Happy Birthday Rae!!!! ♥ I'm not sure if you even like "Tabidachi", but knowing that you like "Gift" and "Wicked", this made me think of you for some reason. . . hope you have/had a wonderful birthday!! *squishes*
From the ARASHIC album, it might be considered one of the more "minor" songs, but there's a lot to love in this one, especially the member solos lines are sweet, and Ohno singing the last line *shivers*. The singer is leaving on a journey - both physically and symbolically. He leaves alone, on a journey to find what his future holds, his only regret being that he is leaving loved ones behind.
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旅立ちの朝 - Tabidachi no Asa - The Morning of My Departure
そろそろ行くね 大きなバックに
みんなの思いつめて 最後に振り向いた
sorosoro ikune ookina baggu ni
minna no omoi tsumete saigo ni furimuita
I guess I'll be leaving now with a large bag
Filled with my memories of everyone I turned back to look one last time
しあわせはいつも つかみとるもの
君が言う みんなの顔が 涙でゆれる
shiawase wa itsumo tsukami toru mono
kimi ga iu minna no kao ga namida de yureru
Happiness is something you should always grab at
Is something you've [always] told me Everyone's faces seem blurred through my tears
空を飛ぶ夢が立ち上がる その声を忘れない
見えなくても 消えないように 輝けるように
Stay with me
sora wo tobu yume ga tachi agaru sono koe wo wasurenai
mienakutemo kienai you ni kagayakeru you ni
Stay with me
A dream that takes off for the sky is about to start I won't your forget voice
So that it won't disappear though I may not be able to see it In order that I may shine
Stay with me
ベンチにひとり 時刻表を見る
まだまだ遠い 目指す街の匂い
benchi ni hitori jikokuhyou o miru
mada mada tooi mezasu machi no nioi
[Sitting] on the bench alone I look at the timetable
So far, far away the fragrance of that town that I'm making way to
いつかまた めぐり逢う日に
胸張って 言えるかな 今が一番しあわせと
itsuka mata meguri au hi ni
mune hatte ieru kana ima ga ichiban shiawase to
That day we encounter [one another] once again
Will I be able to say proudly that I am happiest right now?
間違いだらけの毎日も 愛していけるように
ちからいっぱい 夢を見るよ 輝けるように
Stay with me
machigai darake no mainichi mo aishite ikeru you ni
chikara ippai yume wo miru yo kagayakeru you ni
Stay with me
May I learn to love even those days that are filled with mistakes
I'll dream with all my might in order that I may shine
Stay with me
しあわせはいつも つかみとるもの
胸張って 言えるかな ここが一番しあわせと
shiawase wa itsumo tsukami torumono
mune hatte ieru kana koko ga ichiban shiawase to
Happiness is something you should always grab at
Will I be able to say proudly that I am happiest where I am [now]?
空を飛ぶ夢が立ち上がる その声を忘れない
見えなくても 消えないように 輝けるように
Stay with me
sora wo tobu yume ga tachi agaru sono koe wo wasurenai
mienakutemo kienai you ni kagayakeru you ni
Stay with me
A dream that takes off for the sky is about to start I won't your forget voice
So that it won't disappear though I may not be able to see it In order that I may shine
Stay with me
そろそろ行くね 明日へ歩き出す
soro soro ikune ashita e aruki dasu
I guess I'll be leaving now setting off for tomorrow